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Renault F1 team has confirmed that Robert Kubica will test for them at the second in-season test of the year at the Hungaroring, following the Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend. The Pole will be getting his first taste of a hybrid F1 car as he targets a return to motorsport's pinnacle.
Kubica was forced to pull out of the 2011 season due to a major injury suffered while rallying. Last month, he drove an F1 car for the first time in five years, taking part in a private test for Renault at Valencia, clocking up 115 laps.
Hungary will host the second in-season test, which will take place on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the race around the same track. Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of the team, admitted that the test will be a true indication of whether or not he is capable of a full-time return.
"The first two days of testing allowed both Robert and ourselves to gather a great amount of information," said Abiteboul. "The upcoming session with the R.S.17 at the Hungaroring will allow us all to obtain detailed and precise data in a current car and representative conditions.
"After this test, we will carefully analyse the collected information to determine in what conditions it would be possible for Robert to return to competition in the upcoming years," he concluded.
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He could be coming back!